Overview
Adapted from Hugo's eponym novel, the story concerns a Guernseyman named Gilliatt, a social outcast who falls in love with Deruchette, the niece of a local shipowner, Mess Lethierry. When Lethierry's ship is wrecked on the Roches Douvres, a perilous reef, Deruchette promises to marry whomever can salvage the ship's steam engine. Gilliatt eagerly volunteers, and the story follows both his physical trials and tribulations.
Year 1918
Studio Pathé Frères
Director Léonard Antoine, André Antoine
Crew Léonard Antoine (Screenplay), Léonard Antoine (Director), Victor Hugo (Novel), Georges Denola (Assistant Director), André Antoine (Director), Julien Duvivier (Assistant Director)
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Language Français
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